Employment and mental wellbeing
Our mental wellbeing is often linked to our employment. Jobs are rarely just a source of income. They are linked to creating and maintaining our mental wellbeing. ...continue reading "A job and wellbeing"
Author: michael_fellowes
CODA: I fought the Law and the Law won
Deaf people’s fight to exist
Disability Arts Online have published my article CODA: I fought the law and the law won that is partly a review of the film CODA and also Deaf people’s fight to co-exist in a society that cannot use their language.
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Being deaf – the top ten advantages
The advantages to being deaf
This months’ blog is a lighthearted look at deafness. Have you ever thought of the advantages to being deaf? ...continue reading "Being deaf – the top ten advantages"
Hearing dogs – what do they do?
Do they answer the phone?
I’ve had a Hearing dog for just over a year now and I’ve noticed from comments that some people are unsure what a Hearing dog does. Two things they don’t do:
- A Hearing dog doesn’t answer the telephone for their deaf owner (I wish!)
- A hearing dog doesn’t listen carefully and then sign what someone is saying to their owner. 😉
Can you be hearing but have sign language as your first language?
A review of CODA – available on Apple TV and winner of 2022, Best Picture, Oscar:
CODA Trailer - YouTube video player
A CODA is a hearing Child of Deaf Adults. Hearing children are born into Deaf families and sign language (any of over 300 hundred national sign languages) is their first language. Effectively they are culturally ‘Deaf.’ Albeit without hearing loss. ...continue reading "Can you be hearing but have sign language as your first language?"